Jacob Maarse Florists

Hank Maarse runs the Pasadena flower business his late father, Jacob Maarse, started in 1966. Jacob Maarse, in turn, was born into a flower-growing family in Holland. Among Jacob Maarse Florists' most notable clients is the Tournament of Roses, which each year asks the firm to provide the bouquets for the Rose Court. Hank Maarse answered questions via email from the Pasadena Sun. Pasadena Sun: The Tournament of Roses must be demanding. What is unusual about having the tournament for a client?

Hank Maarse runs the Pasadena flower business his late father, Jacob Maarse, started in 1966. Jacob Maarse, in turn, was born into a flower-growing family in Holland. Among Jacob Maarse Florists' most notable clients is the Tournament of Roses, which each year asks the firm to provide the bouquets for the Rose Court. Hank Maarse answered questions via email from the Pasadena Sun. Pasadena Sun: The Tournament of Roses must be demanding. What is unusual about having the tournament for a client?

Just imagine what it takes to decorate with 10,000 fresh flowers the Tournament of Roses Parade's vintage cars carrying its VIPs. This 123rd Rose Parade theme of “Just Imagine” provided an extra dollop of fantasy, and that included the efforts of the designers of the flower arrangements provided by local Florists' Transworld Delivery florist Jacob Maarse Florists. “The toughest challenge in applying the flowers is protecting the cars themselves,” said Richard White, a member of the American Institute of Floral Designers.